The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13


for tue practice of law. They are young
men of fine ability, and deserve success
Says writer on etiquette, "smacking
the lips should be avoided" People who
are experienced in such matters, how
ever, say that it makes all the difference
in the world whose lips assist in the
snacking.
! Seneca Free Press: "Mr. T. T. Dickson
and family have moved into MIR. w. u
Hamiltnns house. Mr.. Dickson is one ol
Anderson's live farmers. We welcome
them to our community and hope they
will locate here permanently"
There are some people who say they
cau't see any good in displaying the
weather signals-that it is useless ex-
pense. There are some people, we are
sorry to say, who can't see any good IN
ANYTHING. not even in the Bible
The Spring session oftie Williamson
Female College will open on Monday,
February 7th. The rates are reasonable.
and parents will find no better institution
I'M which to educate their daughters See
advertisement in another column.
With viewsof changing their business,
Messrs. Taylor & vanWyck arc offering
their stock of,dry goods, notions, hard
ware, ETC., at remarkably low prices, and
for the next few weeks will give rare
bargains to everybody. Read their new
advertisement.
There are few people in this world who
will pay any heed whatever to advice, let
it be good or bad, but the man who gives
a little extra attention to his vegetable gar
den this year will realize before the sum-
mer is over that the advice to raise his
own vegetables was good and timely.
G. F. Jones & Co. have started out in the
New Year with an immense stock of
goods, especially groceries, which they are
offering at popular prices. If our readers
will only visit these gentlemen, they will
conclude at once that there is no use in
"trying round" See what they have to
say In another column.
The Greenville News will hereafter be
conducted under the ownership of Mr.. A.
B. Williams, who has been its sole owner
for some years, and Mr.. W. j. McKerrall,
of the Marion Star and the Cotton Plant
The last named paper will hereafter be
published at Greenville. Messrs. Will
liams aud McKerrall are energetic and
progressive journalists. and are bound to
succeed. .-e
Every enterprising business man and
firm should be provided with printed
letter and billheads and envelopes. They
are convenience which invariably pays,
and which speak for the habits of a house.
A common foolscap letter or bill paper
shows that the merchant is not up to the
age nor spirit of progress. We are always
prepared to do all kind Of job printing in
the neatest manner and at the lowest pos
sible prices.
Two or three weeks ago Mr. J. D. Gray,
who resides about ten miles west of the
City, visited Anderson, and during his
stay here imbibed too freely Of whiskey.
On his way home he got down, and,
being too drunk to navigate, lay out in
the cold nearly all night, and as conse-
quence his feet and hands were badly
frozen. On Wednesday We learned that
Mr.. Gray was in a dangerous condition.
The flesh has begun to slough off of his
hands and feet, and his sufferings are
almost unbearable.
Pickens Sentinel "The tournament at
Liberty on the 25th ult., was quite sue
.csss. The first prize was won by Mr..
John Nichols, the second was won by
Mr.. D. ]. Tucker, of Anderson, the third
by Mr.. w. D. Glenn, of Liberty, and
fourth by Mr.. G. W. Smith, of slabtown.
Mr.. Nichols crowned Miss Dora Folger
queen of love and beauty, and Misses
Emma Allgood, Carrie Grice and Essie
Russell received the distinction of maids
of honor. The hops which concluded the
fun were much enjoyed"
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending January IL.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say that they are advertised: G. w. Aus
tin, F. Z. Blockwood, Henry Carson, Mrs.
Nancy Edwards, Mrs. Emma Gurley,
Miss Rosa Greer, Rob't Gordon, Mrs.
Hannah Harris, DR.. W. 81. Hammond,
Mary E. Holmes (2), J. L. McClintock, j..
H. Reeves, Mrs. M. Salon, Sam Sitton, Joe
Simpson, s. r. Tins, John A. Wilson,
Mrs. NJ. j. Williams, julius Williams,
Thaddeus Williams. Mrs. A. B. Young.
The question has been raised as to
whether the host or guest should make
the first move for going to bed, and thus
break up an evenings gathering, and a
writer in an exchange takes 1t upon him
self to decide that the host or hostess, as
the case may be, should take the initia-
tive. Therefore guests will hereafter re-
frain from, gaping while their host is tell
ing his favorite story, and be especially
particular not to go to sleep just as he has
reached the most thrilling part of it.
Such conduct is not in accordance with
the rules of etiquette.
It is an experience of publishers that
too many people are apt to think that il
matters but little whether the newspaper
bill is paid promptly or not; it is but q
small amount and of little consequence
This is not because su ubscribers are unwil
ling to pay, but because they are negli
gent. Each one imagines that because
the amount is small the publisher can moi
be much in want of it, never for mo
ment thinking that the income Of a news
paper is made up of just such small
amounts, and that the aggregate of al
subscribers is by no means an inconside
rable sum of money.
The Honea Path Plaindealer, of the 6tl
inst. says: "Some fend in human shape
attempted to wreck train one.half mils
above this place on last Saturday night BY
placing an iron bar across the rails.
was struck by the engine of speeia
freight going west about 8 o'clock, but for